Yu Lou Cai and Hardleaf Yu Lou Cai are both traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. Yu Lou Cai belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family and is used as a whole plant in medicine. It is harvested in the summer and autumn, washed, and dried. It has the functions of invigorating the spleen, diuretic, and promoting lactation. What are the differences in the effects and functions between Yu Lou Cai and Hardleaf Yu Lou Cai?
【Effects and Functions of Yu Lou Cai】
According to traditional Chinese medicine, Yu Lou Cai has the effects of promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, promoting lactation, invigorating the spleen, eliminating dampness, and detoxifying. It is commonly used for irregular menstruation, insufficient lactation, pediatric malnutrition, spleen deficiency and edema, and boils and abscesses.
1. "Guizhou Herbal Medicine": "Promotes blood circulation, regulates menstruation, dispels accumulation, invigorates the spleen, and detoxifies. Used to treat irregular menstruation, pediatric malnutrition, and abscesses."
2. "Ningxia Herbal Medicine Manual": "Promotes lactation, diuretic."
【Effects and Functions of Hardleaf Yu Lou Cai】
Taste and nature according to the "Plateau Herbal Medicine Treatment Manual": "Sweet and tasteless, cool."
Meridian attribution according to the "Plateau Herbal Medicine Treatment Manual": "Enters the small intestine, gallbladder, and bladder meridians."
Functions of Hardleaf Yu Lou Cai
1. "Identification and New Preparations of Major Wild Medicinal Plants in Heilongjiang Province": "Promotes lactation, regulates menstruation."
2. "Plateau Herbal Medicine Treatment Manual": "Clears heat, detoxifies, eliminates dampness, and diuretic. Used to treat sore throat and otitis media."
